Jeremiah 1:12 (DBY)

Passage

And Jehovah said unto me, Thou hast well seen; for I am watchful over my word to perform it.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 1:10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy, and to overthrow, to build and to plant.

Jeremiah 1:11 And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree.

Jeremiah 1:12 And Jehovah said unto me, Thou hast well seen; for I am watchful over my word to perform it.

Jeremiah 1:13 And the word of Jehovah came to me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething-pot, and its face is from the north.

Jeremiah 1:14 And Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north shall evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "said", "thou", "hast", "well", "seen", "watchful", and "over". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "And the word of Jehovah came to..." into verse 13's "And the word of Jehovah came to...", so "jehovah" and "said" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.